Rosa hybrid variety denomination &#39;Poulht007&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Hybrid Tea class which has abundant, orange flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulht007’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of gardenrose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between thefemale seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent,also an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2001 and the resultingseeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.The new variety, named ‘Poulht007’, originated as a single seedling fromthe stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent andfemale seed parent primarily by flower coloration and growth habit.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create anew and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant orange flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded roseand on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, anddistinguish ‘Poulht007’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated theseeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2001 andconducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlledenvironment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulht007’ was selected in thespring of 2002 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of theaforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulht007’ by traditional budding and rootedcuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery inFredensborg, Denmark in July, 2002. This initial and other subsequentasexual propagations conducted in controlled environments havedemonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulht007’ are true to typeand are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typicalcharacteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulht007’.Specifically illustrated in the drawing are flowers at various stages ofdevelopment, flower in parts, leaves, and stems.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulht007’, as observed in its growthin in a field nursery in Bakersfield, Calif. 2 years of age, and weregrown on their own roots. Color references are made using The RoyalHorticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except wherecommon terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘Poulpmt007’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,714 are compared to ‘Poulht007’ inChart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulht007’ ‘Poulpmt007’ Petal Count 28 20 Flower Diameter 70 mm50 to 60 mm General Tonality Red Group 43B Red Group 52B with of FlowerColor intonations of Red-Purple Group 58B

-   Flower and flower bud:    -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.        -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 30 mm in length from base of            receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 20 mm. Bud form:            Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Red Group 42A.            Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 145B.            Surface: Smooth. Sepal outer surface: Color: Yellow-Green            Group 144A. Texture: Smooth. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose.            Base: Flat at union with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins            have weak foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals.            Sepal size: 22 mm long by 10 mm wide. Receptacle: Texture:            Smooth. Size: 7 mm in height by 10 mm wide. Color:            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Shape: Campanulate. Pedicel:            Surface: Smooth. Length: 50 mm average. Diameter: 4 mm on            average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength: Strong.        -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne singly.        -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Moderate floral perfume scent.            Duration: The blooms have a duration on the plant of            approximately 14 days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant            after flowers have fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is            70 mm when open. Flower depth is 35 mm. Flower shape:            Generally, hybrid tea shape with a tightly closed, high            pointed center. Shape of flower, side view: The upper            portion is flat, and the lower portions is flat.        -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 28 petals            total, 3 to 4 of which are petaloids.        -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red Group 43B.        -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer and inner petals Upper            surface: Red Group 40A. Occasionally petals are splashed            with Yellow Group 8D. Petal base is Yellow Group 12B. Lower            surface: Red Group 41B. Petal base is Yellow Group 12B.            After opening, outer and inner petals Upper surface: Red            Group 40A. Occasionally petals are splashed with Yellow            Group 8D. Petal base is Yellow Group 12B. Lower surface: Red            Group 41B. Petal base is Yellow Group 12B.        -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Moderate. Margin: Entire and uniform.            Medium undulations of margin observed. Shape: Generally            rounded. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Rounded. Size: 40            mm (l)×40 mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.        -   Petaloids.—Size: 24 mm (l) by 18 mm (w). Quantity: 3 to 4.            Shape: Apex is rounded, base is acute. Margins are            undulated. Color: Upper, Red Group 40A, with occasional            splash of Yellow Group 8D. Petaloid base is Yellow Group            12B. Lower surface: Red Group 41B. Petaloid base is Yellow            Group 12B.        -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers: Size: 2            mm in length. Color: Yellow-Orange Group 22B. Quantity: 65            on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow-Orange Group 21B.            Length: 6 mm. Pistils: Length: 6 mm. Quantity: 45 on            average. Stigmas: Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 161B. Styles:            Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 161B. Location of stigmas: Level            in location relative to the length of the filaments and the            height of the anthers. Hips: None Observed.-   Plant:    -   -   Plant growth.—Upright. Plants are 50 cm in height, and 50 cm            wide.        -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A.            Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length: Canes are 30            to 40 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering            portion. Diameter: 4 to 5 mm. Internodes: On mature canes,            there is an average distance of 42 mm between nodes. Surface            Texture: Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.        -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 5 prickles per 10 cm of stem.            Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 5 mm.            Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.            Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 184C. Mature            prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 184C.        -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 130 mm (l)×90 (w). Quantity: 2            leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing angle to            the stem: 45 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage: Upper side:            Yellow-Green Group 146B. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group            146B. Anthocyanin, the color of Greyed-Orange Group 174A,            generalized. Color of mature foliage: Upper side:            Yellow-Green Group 146A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group            146B.        -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 25 mm in length.            Quantity: 2 per compound leaf Shape: Linear, slightly broad            based with outward extending apecies. Margins: Finely            serrated with stipitate glands. Color: Yellow-Green Group            144A. Petiole: Length: 30 mm. Diameter: 2 mm. Upper surface:            Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower surface: Color:            Yellow-Green Group 144B. Rachis: Length: 40 mm Upper            surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower surface:            Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Leaflet: Quantity: Normal            number of leaflets leaves in middle of the stem is 5            leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size: Average size of the            terminal leaflet on normal leaves is 60 mm in length by 40            mm wide. Shape: Generally elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex:            Cuspidate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement:            Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Very glossy.        -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery and            downy mildew, rust, black spot, and Botrytis under normal            growing conditions.        -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold            Hardiness Zone 6.        -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable            for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture            Society heat zone 7.

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Hybrid Tea rose classnamed ‘Poulht007’, substantially as illustrated and described herein,due to its abundant orange flowers, disease resistance, and extendedperiod of bloom.